512BBi first drive since I got it years ago

Congrats on the milestone!!!!

It's beautiful......

 

Well done job! It must be satisfying to have here back on the road after all that work. I have a couple of comments to your questions above and other questions you had in your "major" thread:

- You mentioned that your steering wheel needed adjustment. Before re-positioning the steering wheel ensure that it is not the ball joints on the steering rack that needs adjustment. The steering wheel cannot be adjusted much before before the turning light mechanism goes out of alignment.

- Your cooling water temperature seems too high and could indicate an issue. Mine vary between 90 and max 100 dec C depending outside temperature and car speed. A few things to check: Is your radiator overhauled with new core? if not; is it cleaned out from decades of old debris? Is the electrical fan thermostat functioning correctly? Is the water thermostat functioning correctly? Is the cooling system properly bled from air? Is the water pump in good working condition and lastly did you leave any cloth or similar blockage in the lines that you forgot to remove when re-assembling the car (Believe me this can happen....don't ask how I know..-

Engine stalling upon stops; Most likely you need to adjust the two banks against each others (Idle screw vs bypass screw + air/fuel screw if you have tampered with that). The BBi engine needs the bypass screws to be a bit more opened than the Testarossa otherwise the engine will stumble when you drop the accelerator). You need your vacuum gauge to set up the balance between the banks and you will need a 4 gas analyser to adjust the fuel / air ratio. Use the search function on fchat for inspiration.

The side mirrors can be taken apart without damaging them. Lots of good threads covering that here on fchat. But that said, nine out of ten times the issue is externally related to either your wiring harness, wire connector or the switch. I would recommend that you do some fault finding on these components first before you start the process of dismantling the mirrors. Note that the mirrors are NLA and the same goes for the gears inside them. If you damage anything then you have a problem. Best thing is to test them before tearing them down by applying 12V test voltage. You will need to dive into the electrical diagram in your user manual to see how the mirrors are connected up.

Good wrenching

Best, Peter

 

yes, a little high. I would do what peter says:

but also check the real water temperature with an infrared thermometer
at the thermostat and also at the radiator top and buttom when the fans running

 

before I let the radiator done with a new net I also had high temperature always going slowly uphill, also in the city. I hear the fans working. on the BB 3 fans in front of the radiator. after the new net it was not much better. so I removed the 3 fans in front of the radiator and installed 2 fans at the back of the radiator and since then no problem anymore. max. 105 °C

 

Congrats, I’m sure it is a great feeling getting it on the road.

 

Congratulations!

All the best,
Andrew.

 

As I grew older I also came to prefer the BB over the TR, but never thought I could own one. Indeed, I can’t, so I “settle” for the TR.

 

I had a similar story related to the first time that I had the opportunity to drive my Boxer, basically 6 years after I purchased it. Concerning the temps, the fans should kick on prior to 100C. I had this same issue, after verifying the temps with an infrared gun, I needed to replaced the fan switch. The fans weren’t running until 100 and then would run sporadically on and off. Now the fans kick on around 90C and the engine temps consistently run between 90 and 100, depending upon the outside temp.

 

Agree with the exhaust comment. I purchased an exhaust from Walter Konig that sounds amazing. I believe that Fuchs makes these for them.
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I have a TR in the same color combo as your BB. It looks awesome, enjoy it.

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A 82 BBi was my first Ferrari. I completely overhauled the ac system which as you know works marginally in hot weather. If the car continues to run hot,replace the fan operating sensor with a low temp one.Great car car..enjoy.

 

Congrats on getting it out on the road
Yes with stock, wheels and tires theyre heavy at slow speeds, but lighten up beautifully as you head north.
They are not comfortable lower speed crusier which is probably why so many "investors" dont buy them.
On the right day and right road theyre simply magic,
Exhaust, if youre headers are ok a Bell single can exhuast imo sounds best, loud enough to be heard but not too loud.
The more you drive it the more youll get used to it, its actualy quite an intuitive car and speaks to the driver well.

 

I have the same exhaust on my BB koenig. problem once has been inside of on emuffler there was a metal sheet broken and this made terrible noises. so I opened the muffler, cut this metal out and welded the cut again. same I did with the other muffler. now it sounds much more great than before and still not too loud

 

I haven’t yet determined which sound I like the best, engine or exhaust. Both sound amazing. I especially like the exhaust sound bouncing off of other cars as you pass them in the opposite direction. It amplifies the sound as you pass.